GRE Word List

ENIGMA

something hard to understand or explain

The meaning of the word enigma is something hard to understand or explain.

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WordMeaning
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
puzzleto offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest